scuba

[ skoo-buh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
scuba diving.

, scu·baed, scu·ba·ing.

scuba

/ ˈskjuːbə /

1. an apparatus used in skindiving, consisting of a cylinder or cylinders containing compressed air attached to a breathing apparatus
2. ( as modifier )
  scuba diving

Origin of scuba¹

1950–55; s(elf )- c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)

Origin of scuba¹

C20: from the initials of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

The Oculus Rift is a wearable headset that goes over the eyes like a clunky pair of scuba goggles.

For me, as a scientist, it all began in 1953 when I first tried scuba.

Accompanied by a guide, viewers can snorkel or scuba dive to the sculptures for an up-close look.

Scannon found his calling while on a scuba diving trip to Palau, a group of small islands near Japan.

If I were on a desert island I would love to have a scuba diving kit.

Watch the scuba diver hand feed giant turtles, sting rays and even the menacing moray eels in the Hawaiian Reef Tank.

When he's wearing his scuba mask, he's practically a self-contained submarine.

His Scuba was the type that combined the breathing apparatus with the full face plate.

When he's wearing his scuba apparatus, he's practically a self-contained submarine.

The speedboat was there, and so was the Scuba cart, but the rowboat wasn't.

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